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Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 | 11:48 p.m.
Sun Coverage
Sun archives
- North Las Vegas announces proposal to cut 251 jobs (10-20-2010)
- North Las Vegas City Council votes to cut jobs at detention center (10-6-2010)
- Committee says North Las Vegas employee salaries ‘out of whack’ (10-6-2010)
- North Las Vegas shifts money for more school crossing guards (10-6-2010)
- NLV City Council caught off guard by budget survey (9-24-2010)
- North Las Vegas to cut jobs as feds shift inmates to new facility (9-21-2010)
- NLV adds code enforcement fees to prop up budget (8-18-2010)
- North Las Vegas sees more budget cuts coming (7-21-2010)
The City of North Las Vegas has reached a tentative agreement with Teamsters Local 14 that is expected to save a number of targeted Teamsters positions, city spokeswoman Juliet Casey said on Thursday.
At a special City Council meeting on Monday, staff will recommend approving a budget reduction plan presented last week for fiscal years 2011-2012, totaling up to $35.1 million, Casey said in an e-mail message.
City officials announced a plan Oct. 20 to eliminate 251 full-time positions over the next two fiscal years. Many of the positions, including 30 in the Public Works Department, were Teamsters.
The cuts also included 33 jobs with the fire department and 93 positions at the police department, groups that, until recently, had escaped layoffs.
Casey said Thursday that city staff would recommend that the City Council authorize the city manager to begin the reduction in force to address the budget deficit.
Casey said the city manager would delay issuing layoff notices to workers represented by Teamsters Local 14, pending union ratification and approval by the City Council. No details of the agreement were immediately available.
The city will continue to work with other bargaining units to mitigate position reductions, she said. Staff will continue to provide budget updates and the normal budget process will continue throughout the fiscal year, she said.
Yep. More tweaking the system...from the bottom up.
But stop just before you get to the penthouses & estates with heated pools, household Laotian slaves and horse stables.
...mustn't upset the horses.
Enough of this nonsense. Furloughs, giving up future raises,etc etc etc.
Its all a big distraction.
20% pay cuts across the board. End of story.
Vote out the incumbents!
even more reason to vote every democrat out of office. god forbid a union worker should ever lose their over-paid job to the free market system, huh?
Why do we need a Union for city government? If you not treated fairly you can file a lawsuit. Unions are bankrupting our system. They were very much needed 20-30 years ago, now they have become a drain. If you sweep a street and make 15 bucks an hour...it is a noble job and you can make a living. If you want to earn 20 bucks an hour, get some education and training and get a different job.
Details not available? No wonder they keep painting us into corners.